Thanks for the replies. There was blood and a whole yolk. The chick has died sadly. She is still sitting on 10 so let's hope the rest are successful. I feel very guilty even though I couldn't have done much differently!
Hello,
My broody hen must have stepped on one of her eggs and it was cracked open on day 16. When I looked in the nest, the chick was wriggling. I have put the poor thing in the incubator - has it got any chance of survival out of the egg at this stage?
Well said. Too many seem to have a bloodlust for every animal that causes them an issue. I have proofed my coop against everything I can imagine and feed the wildlife too. Never had any issues. The local fox passes through each evening and doesn't even glance in the direction of the coop...